Woman's football
Belles have a tough away tie against Chelsea in the fifth round (16 teams).
Meanwhile, trips to Durham continue to prove fruitless for Sheffield FC Ladies who bowed out 2-1. Melissa Johnson scored the Sheffield goal.
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Hide AdThere was no joy in the WSL Development League Cup as Sheffield lost 3-0 at Birmingham.
Sheffield United’s FA Women’s Premier League Midlands Division One title bid was boosted by a 10-0 home victory over Rotherham as they came within one goal of equalling the score in the earlier meeting.
Nat Shaw and Millie Kenyon both scored hat-tricks.
Amy Beanland, Sophie Bell, Jodie Hartley and Tania Marsden were the other scorers.
In the Reserve Division, United lost 3-1 at home to Newcastle.
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Hide AdSteel City, for whom Claire Attrill 2 and Lucy Smith were on target, won 3-2 at Solihull Moors and with 4 games in hand have excellent prospects of negating the 3 points difference to usurp Solihull from the top half of the table.
Unbeaten Oughtibridge were 9-1 home winners over Eastwood to climb to the top of the East Midlands League Premier Division. Kathryn Mudge and Lauren Turner both hit hat-tricks. Also on target were Laura Watton 2 and Bex Shaw.
Sheffield & Hallam County League
Division One
AFC Doncaster 3 (Gabi Marriott 2, Beth Farrell), Handsworth 0; AFC Dronfield 0, Huddersfield Town Academy (Sophie Digua, Macy Ellis, Mollie Ellis) 3; Harworth Colliery 8, Sheffield Wednesday Reserves 0; Millmoor Juniors 2 (Helen Lynskey, Briony Pinches), Penistone Church 1 (Tayyiba Arif);, Rovers Foundation 9 (Bradie Wild 3, Gemma Harte 2, Hayley Wood 2, Charlotte Dinsdale, Izzy Williams), Dronfield Town 2 (Becky Hill 2)
Huddersfield climbed to top spot, displacing Barnsley reserves who did not have a game. Wins for AFC Doncaster and Rovers Foundation mean just 3 points separate first from fourth.
Division Two
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Hide AdAFC Unity 0, Shaw Lane 8; Oughtibridge Development 3 (Hannah Redman 2, Maisie Newton), Sheffield Wednesday Development 2 (Megan Hammond, Halima Essa); Socrates 3( Lissa Woodhouse 2, Sally Lowe), Mexborough Athletic 2; Wickersley Youth 1 (Suzi Moore), Worksop Town Juniors 1; Worksop Town 6 (Carly Rowlands 3, Leah Hardy 2, Abbie Lister), Millmoor Juniors Reserves 1 (Katie Flanagan); Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 1, Dearne & District 3 (Ebony Dennis 2, Kelsey Stones)
Both Socrates (second) and Worksop Town (third) have games in hand and both won to close the gap on Rovers Foundation Development to 5 and 7 points respectively.